Paralysed man who wanted ‘right to be killed’ loses case | News | The Christian Institute: High Court judges have ruled that doctors cannot kill a severely paralysed man, in a landmark euthanasia case. The ruling has been welcomed by pro-lifers, who say legalizing euthanasia would put vulnerable people at risk.
Tony Nicklinson’s ‘locked-in’ condition means his mind is active but he cannot move most of his body. He communicates by blinking. Mr Nicklinson was seeking euthanasia, and not assisted suicide. The High Court also ruled against a second man, known only as ‘Martin’, who asked for the right to call on others to help him die.
Lord Justice Toulson, who was sitting with two other judges, noted that the cases of Mr Nicklinson and Martin were “deeply moving”, but it was not for the court to change the law in this area.
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